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The Ashes third Test day three recap: The science behind Starc’s stranglehold over Ben Stokes
The England captain knows what’s coming from the Australian quick – but is powerless to stop it. He has now been rolled 12 times in Tests by the champion left-armer.
As he fights to return to the Test side, Usman Khawaja has recalled how the painful lessons of Ben Stokes' wonder knock in the 2019 Ashes still burn. Australia head to Adelaide up 2-0, just one win away from retaining the Ashes for a fifth-consecutive series.
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Head's hometown century floors England after brief hopes of fightback
Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer got the deficit below 100 in the morning but England's bowlers were unable to maintain sustained pressure
Stokes was part of a partnership that saw England regain the lead in the fourth day of the second test at the Gabba.
England finally demonstrated they can alter their approach by batting through the first session of day four of the second Ashes Test.
Harry Brook drops Travis Head on 99, which would have only soured the mood of his captain, who started the day already pretty ticked off. Here are the quick hits from day three of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.
England's talisman stamped his feet like a toddler and roared in frustration, throwing his bat in the air surely knowing the final nail in the Bazball coffin had been hammered in by Starc, who now has Stokes' wicket 12 times in Tests.
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Ashes: Ben Stokes plays down England's dismal Gabba record ahead of pink-ball Test
England captain Ben Stokes said his side carries no fear of the Gabba despite the venue's daunting Ashes history. Stokes said the current England squad has the confidence and edge to challenge Australia in their own backyard.